'Bizarre' conspiracy about Trump Harris debate shut down by Facebook
While Donald Trump has accused ABC News' moderators of siding with Kamala Harris during yesterday's presidential debate, another unsubstantiated claim has gained plenty of traction online.
Facebook has been forced to step in and censor a meme that suggests Harris was wearing earrings with wireless audio.
“Nova Audio Earrings. She was Being coached, Now we know,” text on the image read, accompanied with a close up photo of Harris' earrings and a photo of what appear to be similar earrings with an audio feature.
With the post gaining thousands of shares, Facebook stepped in and blurred the picture.
"False information. Checked by independent fact-checkers," the social media giant explains.
USA Today also published an in-depth fact check, finding the claim to be false. Susan Kelly, who follows what Harris wears for her site What Kamala Wore, called the claim "bizarre" and said Harris had been wearing the earrings from the debate for months.
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